Thomas william pattebson



T. W. PATTERSON. HEAD BEST FOR BARBERS" cums;

(Model.

Patented Apr. 14; 1885.

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LlTWESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' THOMAS WILLIAM PATTERSON, OF CLINTON, MISSOURI.

HEAD-REST FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,540, dated April 14, 1885.

Application filed May 7, 1884. (Model.)

To all 2071,0122 it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. PATTER- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Head-Best for. Barbers Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in head-rests for barbers chairs; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims. i

The object of my invention is to provide a head-rest that is adapted to be folded back upon the chair when the customer desires to have his haircut, so as to be out of the way.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a chair with my head-rest ap plied thereto in position to support the head while the occupant is being shaved. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the head-rest folded back out of the way. Fig. 3 is a detailed view in vertical central section of my headrest.

Referring to the letters, A represents a barbers chair, to the back of which is secured a sleeve, a, that is provided with a bindingscrew, 12.

B represents a standard that is adapted to be placed in the sleeve a, and secured therein at any desired height by the binding-screw. The upper end of the standard passes through a horizontal plate, D, which is provided with a centrally-located sleeve, F, that projects upwardly from said plate, and has its upper side beveled, as shown. The upper end of the standard is beveled to correspond with the sleeve F, and is secured therein by screws. Arms I are formed integrally with the plate D, and extend rearwardly and downwardly therefrom.

K represents a plate which is provided with projecting at first rearwardly and upwardly, t

and then downward] y therefrom, arethe curved arms H, which are pivoted to the arms I at their lower outer ends, as shown. To the upper side of the plate K is secured a plate, 0, which is padded, and which forms the support for the head. By this construction it will bereadily understood that the head-rest can be swung down out of the way when the occupant of the chair desires to have his hair out, and thus avoid the awkwardness and delay of having to remove the headrest entirely from the chair, as is now necessary in the head-rests now in common use. The binding-screw b enables the head-rest to be adjusted vertically t to any desired height.

To the under side of the plate K, at the rear thereof, is attached aspringcatch, M, that is provided with an opening, 0. When the head rest is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, V

are pivoted at their outer ends to the outer ends of the arms I, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ownIhave' hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS WILLIAM PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. LEPsoUM, FRANK S. WARE. 

